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"If Be Here Now was a bloated, indulgent record that exemplified all its
makers’ worst traits, Blur was an unexpected and unlikely tonal shift; a
brave LP that more than earned its self-titled status, however
foolhardy it seemed at the time. Add to that the career-defining works
unleashed in the same year by Spiritualized, Radiohead and the Verve,
and if you really want to mull something like the ‘death of Britpop’,
you probably have all the ammunition you need right there.But while
Blur doesn’t quite match albums like OK Computer or Ladies &
Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space in terms of wild invention or sheer
emotional resonance, it remains a very, very fine work. In fact, for
something that felt like such a curveball at the time, it must be
gratifying for the band how integral it now feels to their discography
as a whole; signposting the leap into experimentation that marked their
twilight years while celebrating influences as diverse as Bowie and the
Kinks to Beck and Pavement over its 14 unanimously great, sometimes
iconic songs. Blur might never again sound quite as carefree as they had
done in the past, but Blur made it abundantly clear that they never
intended to." (http://drownedinsound.com)